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UPDATED: There are no details yet about Tuesday’s surprise hearing for the January 6th Commission, which comes at a time when Congress is out of session and the panel had said it was going on a break until after the recess. Broadcasters ABC and CBS and NBC as well as Fox News, CNN and MSNBC have said they will break…

VH1 says it will “cut ties” with Black Ink Crew New York star Ceaser Emanuel following an uproar over a video showing him abusing dogs.. The show follows the daily operations of Emanuel’s shop, Black Ink Tattoo, in the Harlem section of Manhattan. He also owns studios in Brooklyn, Atlanta, Orlando, and…

Parents and reporters were asked to leave Uvalde City Hall this afternoon before a Texas House of Representatives committee held a hearing to gather testimony from officers involved in the response to a school shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers and wounded 17 others there last month. Video posted by CNN…

Italian authorities have detained Oscar-winning screenwriter and director Paul Haggis for investigation of allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman in southern Italy, according to the Associated Press, quoting Italian news media via local prosecutors. Haggis, 69, won a 2006 screenwriting Oscar for Crash…

Former WWE champion and new-ish star of the Turner networks’ All Elite Wrestling franchise Jeff Hardy was arrested on a drunk driving charge in Volusia County, Florida on Monday night. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reported that Hardy, 44, was “also charged with driving on a suspended license and violating a…

UPDATED with Del Records statement: Two top executives at an L.A.-based Latin music conglomerate were arrested by FBI agents today on charges that they conspired to violate the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act by conducting business with a concert promoter with ties to Mexican drug cartels. Angel del Villar…

Grammy-winning rapper Roddy Ricch was one of three men arrested Saturday night before his scheduled performance at the Governor’s Ball concert at Citi Field in New York City. Ricch, real name Rodrick Moore, was riding in a 2020 back Cadillac Escalade with two other men when they were stopped at a checkpoint manned by…

Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo will not be forced to pay millions of dollars in a civil lawsuit to a Nevada woman who once accused him of rape. Ronaldo, age 37, is one of the most highly paid and recognizable sports stars in the world. He plays for the English Premier League club Manchester United and has captained…

Chicago rapper FBG Cash, whose music focused on money, violence, and threats against challengers, was shot and killed in Chicago early on Friday. ABC7 Chicago reported that the rapper, real name Tristian Hamilton, suffered multiple gunshot wounds while sitting in his vehicle in a Chicago neighborhood. The shooters…

Almost a year after Harvey Weinstein was extradited to Los Angeles to face rape and other multiple sex crimes charges, the incarcerated former producer today learned when his trial will begin. At a downtown hearing this morning with Weinstein present, LA Superior Court Judge Lisa Lench marked October 10 on the…

The duo who star in USA Network’s most-watched current original series, Chrisley Knows Best, were convicted on multiple counts of bank fraud and tax evasion by a federal jury in downtown Atlanta today, according to multiple local reports. Sentencing is set for October 6 at 9:30 a.m. ET. The couple faces up to 30 years…

Comedian Dave Chappelle reportedly booked a last-minute show at Shea's Performing Arts Center in Buffalo, NY. He did so, according to a spokesman for the venue and posts on social media from those who there there, to honor the families of the 10 who were killed and three who were wounded last month when a teen staged…